scholarly journals Energy management of commercial buildings – A case study from a POET perspective of energy efficiency

2017 ◽  
Vol 23 (1) ◽  
pp. 23-31 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xiaohua Xia ◽  
Jiangfeng Zhang ◽  
William Cass
Keyword(s):  
Energy Efficiency ◽  
Energy Management ◽  
Management Program ◽  
Financial Service ◽  
Commercial Buildings ◽  
Commercial Building ◽  
Group Company ◽  
Energy Efficiency Improvement ◽  
Award Winning

This paper aims at analyzing the energy management activities for commercial buildings of a financial service company in South Africa by energy efficiency in terms of performance, operation, equipment and technology (POET). The sustainability of a general energy management program is discussed within this POET framework. As an application of this discussion to the commercial building scenario, the award winning energy management program of this financial service group company is featured from the POET perspective of energy efficiency. The case study shows that the POET based framework can not only cover all major energy management activities, but also identify further energy efficiency improvement opportunities.

scholarly journals Approaching Sustainable Energy Management Operations in a Multinational Industrial Corporation

2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (3) ◽  
pp. 754 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anna Sannö ◽  
Maria T. Johansson ◽  
Patrik Thollander ◽  
Johan Wollin ◽  
Birgitta Sjögren
Keyword(s):  
Energy Efficiency ◽  
Energy Management ◽  
Empirical Studies ◽  
Cultural Transformation ◽  
Management Program ◽  
Industrial Companies ◽  
Energy Efficiency Improvement ◽  
Scientific Papers ◽  
Barriers To Energy Efficiency ◽  
Corporate Level

A large share of the energy efficiency improvement measures available for industrial companies remains unadopted due to the existence of various barriers to energy efficiency. One of the main means of overcoming barriers to energy efficiency is via energy management operations. The major parts of the published scientific papers have covered energy management on a company level or on a sector level. However, so far, the literature is scarce regarding empirical studies on energy management on a corporate level. With the aim of filling the research gap, the aim of this paper is to empirically assess the performance of an in-house energy management program adoption from the year of initiation and four years ahead in the multinational company Volvo CE. The paper was conducted as a case study including a participative approach, which has not previously been done in energy management research. This paper adds value, through complementing the existing literature on energy management on a factory or sector level, by highlighting the importance of leadership, speed of execution, and cultural transformation on a corporate level.

Sustainable Supply Chain Development

2019 ◽  
pp. 81-102
Author(s):  
Shounak Basak ◽  
Sudhanshu Shekhar ◽  
Kushal Saha
Keyword(s):  
Energy Efficiency ◽  
Supply Chain ◽  
Energy Management ◽  
Balance Sheet ◽  
Sustainable Supply Chain ◽  
Chain Operation ◽  
Challenges And Opportunities ◽  
Supply Chain Operation ◽  
Chain Level

Sustainability has assumed increased importance in view of the international focus on pollution control and climate change. Specifically, the development of sustainable supply chain can help in important ways to reduce pollution and address environmental concerns. Energy efficiency forms an important aspect of this movement towards sustainable supply chain. Energy efficiency can be achieved through judicious energy management initiatives at the supply chain level. A metrics-based approach provides an effective mechanism to implement energy management programs in supply chain operation. The chapter explores the utility of energy balance sheet as a metric to implement such energy management programs. It further looks at the challenges and opportunities faced by supply chain partners in implementing energy management programs. It uses the case study of Firozabad glass industry to illustrate the implementation of energy management for developing sustainable supply chain.

scholarly journals Strategy Context of Decision Making for Improved Energy Efficiency in Industrial Energy Systems

Energies ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 13 (7) ◽  
pp. 1540 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alexander Melnik ◽  
Kirill Ermolaev
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Energy Efficiency ◽  
Energy Saving ◽  
Energy Management ◽  
Strategic Decision ◽  
Efficiency Improvement ◽  
Conceptual Approach ◽  
Industrial Companies ◽  
Energy Efficiency Improvement ◽  
The Impact

Energy efficiency improvement in industrial companies is an essential prerequisite for the enhancement of their competitive positions in the national and global markets. Yet, the approaches currently employed in respect of the energy management do not fully utilize the innovative potential of energy technologies to achieve strategic goals. One way to further develop energy management is theoretical justification of the use of new approaches based on the suggested concept of the energy saving and energy efficiency processes’ positioning in the system of a company’s management priorities. In this article, we consider the applied use of the developed conceptual approach from the perspective of the energy saving and energy efficiency program development at the company. The main purpose of this paper is to justify the relations between energy management and strategic decision making in industrial companies. The results of the research conducted, firstly, make a certain contribution into the research of strategic multiple benefits of energy efficiency in a company; secondly, they expand understanding of the impact of energy saving and energy efficiency improvement on the achievement of operational, tactical and strategic results of the company’s activities; thirdly, they provide methodological decision support for the development of energy saving and energy efficiency programs taking into account the management and organizational barriers.

Sensor-based ambient intelligence for optimal energy efficiency

Sensor Review ◽  
2014 ◽  
Vol 34 (2) ◽  
pp. 170-181 ◽  
Author(s):  
David Robinson ◽  
David Adrian Sanders ◽  
Ebrahim Mazharsolook
Keyword(s):  
Energy Efficiency ◽  
Decision Support ◽  
Energy Consumption ◽  
Energy Management ◽  
Research Work ◽  
Management Systems ◽  
Manufacturing Companies ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Energy Management Systems

Purpose – This paper aims to describe research work to create an innovative, and intelligent solution for energy efficiency optimisation. Design/methodology/approach – A novel approach is taken to energy consumption monitoring by using ambient intelligence (AmI), extended data sets and knowledge management (KM) technologies. These are combined to create a decision support system as an innovative add-on to currently used energy management systems. Standard energy consumption data are complemented by information from AmI systems from both environment-ambient and process ambient sources and processed within a service-oriented-architecture-based platform. The new platform allows for building of different energy efficiency software services using measured and processed data. Four were selected for the system prototypes: condition-based energy consumption warning, online diagnostics of energy-related problems, support to manufacturing process lines installation and ramp-up phase, and continuous improvement/optimisation of energy efficiency. Findings – An innovative and intelligent solution for energy efficiency optimisation is demonstrated in two typical manufacturing companies, within one case study. Energy efficiency is improved and the novel approach using AmI with KM technologies is shown to work well as an add-on to currently used energy management systems. Research limitations/implications – The decision support systems are only at the prototype stage. These systems improved on existing energy management systems. The system functionalities have only been trialled in two manufacturing companies (the one case study is described). Practical implications – A decision support system has been created as an innovative add-on to currently used energy management systems and energy efficiency software services are developed as the front end of the system. Energy efficiency is improved. Originality/value – For the first time, research work has moved into industry to optimise energy efficiency using AmI, extended data sets and KM technologies. An AmI monitoring system for energy consumption is presented that is intended for use in manufacturing companies to provide comprehensive information about energy use, and knowledge-based support for improvements in energy efficiency. The services interactively provide suggestions for appropriate actions for energy problem elimination and energy efficiency increase. The system functionalities were trialled in two typical manufacturing companies, within one case study described in the paper.

scholarly journals Energy Management in the Railway Industry: A Case Study of Rail Freight Carrier in Poland

Energies ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 14 (21) ◽  
pp. 6875
Author(s):  
Aleksandra Kuzior ◽  
Marek Staszek
Keyword(s):  
Energy Efficiency ◽  
Energy Management ◽  
Negative Impact ◽  
Research Question ◽  
Regulatory System ◽  
Market Regulation ◽  
Improve Energy Efficiency ◽  
Railway Industry ◽  
European Regulatory

Energy is crucial to economic development, but its production usually has a negative impact on the environment. This ambivalence leads to the need for methods to improve energy efficiency. Transportation is one of the largest global energy consumers. Therefore, improving the energy efficiency of transportation is crucial for sustainable development. The aim of this article is to show the limitations of energy management in railways, resulting from the model of market regulation. The question in this context is whether only technological methods can be used in railways to steer its energy efficiency, as is suggested by the existing research. Critical analysis, desk research and a case study of Polish railway undertaking were used to find an answer to the research question. The discussion of the results shows that the European regulatory system leads to greater complications in the field of energy management than in other global regions, where railways are also important for the economy. Due to these limitations, rail operators use indirect methods to measure energy efficiency. Results indicate that although energy efficiency improvements are being achieved, they are mainly due to organizational measures and not technological ones as could be expected based on previous research.

scholarly journals Energy Savings Results from Small Commercial Building Retrofits in the US

Energies ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 14 (19) ◽  
pp. 6207
Author(s):  
Rachael Sherman ◽  
Hariharan Naganathan ◽  
Kristen Parrish
Keyword(s):  
Energy Efficiency ◽  
System Approach ◽  
Energy Savings ◽  
Commercial Buildings ◽  
Decision Makers ◽  
Single System ◽  
Commercial Building ◽  
Decision Criteria ◽  
Economic Market ◽  
Efficiency Measures

Small commercial buildings, or those comprising less than 50,000 square feet of floor area, represent 94% of U.S commercial buildings by count and consume approximately 8% of the nation’s primary energy; as such, they represent a largely unexploited opportunity for energy savings. Small commercial buildings also represent a large economic market—the National Institute of Building Sciences (NIBS) estimated the small commercial retrofit market at USD 35.6 billion. Despite the prominence of small commercial buildings and the economic opportunity for energy retrofits, many energy efficiency programs focus on large commercial buildings, and create efficiency solutions that do not meet the needs of the small commercial market. This paper presents an analysis of 34 small commercial case study projects that implemented energy efficiency retrofits. This paper contributes to the existing building retrofit body of knowledge in the following ways: (1) it identifies the decision criteria used by small commercial building stakeholders that decided to complete an energy retrofit; (2) it identifies the most commonly implemented efficiency measures in small commercial buildings, and discusses why this is the case; and (3) it provides empirical evidence about the efficacy of installing single energy efficiency measures (EEMs) compared to packages of EEMs in small commercial buildings by reporting verified energy savings. To the authors’ knowledge, this paper is the first to catalog decision criteria and energy savings for the existing small commercial buildings market, and this research illustrates that small commercial building decision-makers seem most motivated to retrofit their spaces by energy cost savings and operational concerns. Furthermore, small commercial building decision-makers opted to implement single-system retrofits in fifteen (15) of the thirty-four cases studied. Finally, this research documents the improved savings, in the small commercial buildings market, associated with a more integrated package of EEMs compared to a single-system approach, achieving approximately 10% energy savings for a single-system approach and more than 20% energy savings for integrated approaches. These savings translate to CO2 savings of 1,324,000 kgCO2/year to 2,647,000 kgCO2/year, respectively, assuming small commercial buildings are retrofit at a rate of 0.95% of the stock annually.

Energy Fundamentals Series

2018 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Economic Growth ◽  
Energy Efficiency ◽  
Developing Countries ◽  
Economic Development ◽  
Energy Management ◽  
Energy Demand ◽  
Energy Sector ◽  
Management Program ◽  
Human Needs ◽  
Socio Economic Development

Energy is an important factor for socio-economic development of any country. Economic development in developed and developing countries is impossible without energy. Various studies have shown that important energy issues are seriously taken into account in different countries in current circumstances including providing enough energy to meet human needs, attaining a minimum economic growth, solving regional environmental problems, increasing energy efficiency and supply of needed capital for investment in the energy sector. Energy management program has been implemented in different countries since early 1970s. This program consists of macro policies in the energy sector to reduce organizing energy demand, development of proper organizations, legislation of necessary laws and regulations and implementation of management programs.

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